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Creator:
Kelly, James Edward, 1855-1933  Search this
Subject:
Dreiser, Theodore  Search this
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva)  Search this
Homer, Winslow  Search this
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Poe, Edgar Allan  Search this
Ryder, Albert Pinkham  Search this
Ryder, George Hope  Search this
Sarony, Napoleon  Search this
Wilde, Oscar  Search this
Worden, John Lorimer  Search this
Harper's Magazine Foundation  Search this
National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this
Scribner's magazine  Search this
Place:
New York (N.Y.) -- Pictorial works
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
1.4 Linear feet, (on 2 microfilm reels)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Business correspondence; correspondence between Robert Bruce and George Hope Ryder (Kelly's patron) concerning Ryder's collection of sculpture by Kelly; a bound typescript of Kelly's memoirs with descriptions of New York City from the Civil War period to the 1930s and impressions of HARPER'S and SCRIBNER'S magazines, the National Academy of Design, Theodore Dreiser, Thomas A. Edison, Winslow Homer. Abraham Lincoln, Edgar Allen Poe, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Napoleon Sarony, Oscar Wilde, Admiral John L. Worden and others; and photos and reproductions of works of art. Also found are an inventory of George H. Ryder's art and furniture collection; and lists of pictures and bronzes of Ryder.
Citation:
James Edward Kelly papers, 1880-1957. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm rolls 1876-1877 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Sculptor, illustrator and painter; New York City. Kelly's primary work were Civil War monuments.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The donor, Mary C. Liberatore, is the niece of Leonard Clayton, who established a gallery in New York City in the 1920s. This collection was possibly organized by George Hope Ryder, Kelly's patron, acquired by the Gallery and then donated to the Archives.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Sculpture, American  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7707
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209871
AAA_collcode_kelljame
Theme:
Diaries
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209871